Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
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Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
I realise this has come up a lot, but I could only find threads such as this one which is 2 years old.
So I'm travelling on a K1, getting married and then I'll be filing AOS/EAD.
Am I able to work remotely (UK employer, paid in UK account) whilst waiting on the latter?
Seems like a grey area, some people saying yay, others nay?
So I'm travelling on a K1, getting married and then I'll be filing AOS/EAD.
Am I able to work remotely (UK employer, paid in UK account) whilst waiting on the latter?
Seems like a grey area, some people saying yay, others nay?
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Re: Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
I believe you can legally work for the duration of your I-94 (i.e. 90 days).
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Re: Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
Seems like a grey area, some people saying yay, others nay?
What you call grey, is not actually about permission to work... but whether or not you'll get caught if you do! So... will you get caught working remotely? Probably not... but that's not the same thing as having permission to work.
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Re: Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
Is there any source on a K1 being work authorised? Because I've seen that refuted elsewhere as being no longer the case.
And, is my K1 status annulled as soon as I'm married or am I in that state for 90 days regardless?
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You are work authorized your first 90 days in the USA regardless of whether you marry or not.
It's perfect in a situation like yours where you'll be working for the UK employer. It would be difficult to work for a US employer because you wouldn't have paper proof of work authorization for an I-9 that a US employer would need you to fill out. The UK employer doesn't need an I-9.
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Re: Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
Thank you for the helpful responses on this, as I may also be in a similar situation ie potential to continue to work for my UK employer after I've entered the US on a K-1 visa. I was previously led to believe you couldn't work at all upon entry and so this is somewhat of a potential relief (if my timings work out that well, that is).
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Re: Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
That does seem correct. However looking at this page https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-11261/0-0-0-28757/0-0-0-29322.html
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An alien admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant fiancé or fiancee pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(K)(i) of the Act, or an alien admitted as a child of such alien, for the period of admission in that status, as evidenced by an employment authorization document issued by the Service; (Revised 8/14/01; 66 FR 42587 )
An alien admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant fiancé or fiancee pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(K)(i) of the Act, or an alien admitted as a child of such alien, for the period of admission in that status, as evidenced by an employment authorization document issued by the Service; (Revised 8/14/01; 66 FR 42587 )
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Re: Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
It seems you don't fully understand the first sentence of that section. K-1 visa holders are employment authorized incident to status - that is, for the duration of their valid visa. In your case, 90 days - because the K-1 visa is valid for 90 days after you enter the US. For those first 90 days, you don't need further authorization.
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Re: Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
It seems you don't fully understand the first sentence of that section. K-1 visa holders are employment authorized incident to status - that is, for the duration of their valid visa. In your case, 90 days - because the K-1 visa is valid for 90 days after you enter the US. For those first 90 days, you don't need further authorization.
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I won't have such a document or any evidence beyond the K1 itself. It doesn't seem like the K1 by itself is enough – maybe this is a recent change?
Any alien who is within a class of aliens described in paragraphs (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(6)-(a)(8), (a)(10)-(a)(15), or (a)(20) of this section, and who seeks to be employed in the
United States, must apply to U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a document evidencing such employment authorization.
United States, must apply to U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a document evidencing such employment authorization.
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I guess I'll have to agree to disagree. It says I'm authorized whilst on/in K1 status sure, but only as evidenced by an employment authorization document.
I won't have such a document or any evidence beyond the K1 itself. It doesn't seem like the K1 by itself is enough – maybe this is a recent change?
I won't have such a document or any evidence beyond the K1 itself. It doesn't seem like the K1 by itself is enough – maybe this is a recent change?
You will be work authorized, whether you have the evidence (EAD) or not. That blurb is just pointing out what the evidence is.
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Re: Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
"for a document evidencing such employment authorization.".
So I won't have evidence, hence most US employers will turn me down, but I'm ok if my employer doesn't want evidence (a rare scenario except if its a foreign employer in this case).....
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Ah, I re-read it for the thousandth time. I think I get it!
"for a document evidencing such employment authorization.".
So I won't have evidence, hence most US employers will turn me down, but I'm ok if my employer doesn't want evidence (a rare scenario except if its a foreign employer in this case).....
"for a document evidencing such employment authorization.".
So I won't have evidence, hence most US employers will turn me down, but I'm ok if my employer doesn't want evidence (a rare scenario except if its a foreign employer in this case).....
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Ah, I re-read it for the thousandth time. I think I get it!
"for a document evidencing such employment authorization.".
So I won't have evidence, hence most US employers will turn me down, but I'm ok if my employer doesn't want evidence (a rare scenario except if its a foreign employer in this case).....
"for a document evidencing such employment authorization.".
So I won't have evidence, hence most US employers will turn me down, but I'm ok if my employer doesn't want evidence (a rare scenario except if its a foreign employer in this case).....
Rene
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Re: Working while waiting on AOS/EAD
Unauthorised work is 'forgiven' anyway when adjust through marriage to a USC.